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HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body.

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkXmlW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkXmlW xml;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
    //    -H "Host: www.example.org" \
    //    -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
    //    -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
    //    -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
    //  
    //  <soap:Envelope
    //  xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
    //  soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    //  
    //  <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    //    <m:GetStockPrice>
    //      <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    //    </m:GetStockPrice>
    //  </soap:Body>
    //  
    //  </soap:Envelope>'

    //  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    //  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
    //  Generate Code to Create XML

    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
    //  to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  The following XML is sent in the request body.

    //  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    //  <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    //      <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    //          <m:GetStockPrice>
    //              <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    //          </m:GetStockPrice>
    //      </soap:Body>
    //  </soap:Envelope>
    //  

    xml = CkXmlW_Create();
    CkXmlW_putTag(xml,L"soap:Envelope");
    CkXmlW_AddAttribute(xml,L"xmlns:soap",L"http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/");
    CkXmlW_AddAttribute(xml,L"soap:encodingStyle",L"http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding");
    CkXmlW_UpdateAttrAt(xml,L"soap:Body",TRUE,L"xmlns:m",L"http://www.example.org/stock");
    CkXmlW_UpdateChildContent(xml,L"soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName",L"IBM");

    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"SOAPAction",L"http://www.example.org/StockPrice");
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Host",L"www.example.org");
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Content-Type",L"application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkXmlW_GetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody);

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpSb(http,L"POST",L"https://example.com/StockQuote",sbRequestBody,L"utf-8",L"application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }